2/22-2/28/53

Feb 22 Sunday The wallet came yesterday from Mrs Doherty. It contained $23. rather than $10. Lillian sent her six pairs of nylons. The family met me on Allen St again at 1:45 and we went to Yoneh Schimmels for sour milks, cheese potato knishes, cheese bagels milk and coffee.  Sylvia didn't like the sour milk while Eugene had only half. Then we bought a bed spread on Orchard St. $8. - asked $9.50, a brief case for Eugene and lunch bag for me $5, and a Mackinaw for Sylvia $6. A purge was reported in Hungary in which thirty Jewish Communist leaders were either dismissed or jailed or committed suicide.

I remember liking the sour milk a lot; maybe in later years. 

Feb 23 Wash Birthday Sylvia went on a cook-out to George Washington Bridge with her troop. About 12 girls came. They cooked stew and had a great time. She was home at 3 o'clock. Kid McPartland is dead at 78 and Allan Haywood at 64. Lost another chess game to Eugene. We all played some word games then the shooting the checkers close to the edge of the table.

I doubt that the cook-out was actually on the bridge, but that's what Dad wrote. 

Feb 24 Nationalist China denounced its friendship pact with Russia. National Indoors: Larsen d. Nielson 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. 6-3. Womens. Mrs Thelma Long d. B Schofield [sic] Davidson 5-7, 6-1 [sic], 9-7. Larson & Nielson d. Golden & Noel Brown 3-6, 12-[1]4, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Women's Doubles -  Long & Davidson d. Joan Piken and Betty Coumbe 6-0, 6-1 

Feb 25 The Jelke vice trial was opened to the public. 23 out of 29 policemen tried for taking graft from Harry Gross were found guilty and dismissed from the force. Von Runstedt is dead at 77 and Ex-Sen. Bob LaFollette Jr committed suicide at 58.
Sylvia went to the library with Susan and Herbert Howard after school. He treated them to 5¢ sodas. She drew "Araminta" by Eva K. Evans, "Bells for a Chinese Donkey" E.F. Lattimore, "Wendigo" [K]. Pinkerton and "A Month of Christmases", Siddie Joe Johnson. We both read "The Marx Brothers" Kyle Crichton. Lillian read ":Morning Journey" James Hilton and "The Sure Thing" Merle Miller.

I suspect that the new paragraph starting with "Sylvia" was an accident. The correction of "Herbert" to "Howard" is clearly done in different handwriting, surely Silvia's!

Feb 26 Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. rep. to the UN warned Russia it would never capitulate on Korea. The N. Car. Supreme Court voided the conviction of Mack Ingram for "leering"at a white girl. Many articles were de-controlled with most of them announcing price rises. Prof Robert Gorham Davis named a score of professors as Communists while he was a "party" member at Harvard.

Feb 27 New reports of police brutality continue to be brought forward. In one case a Federal grand jusry refused to indict Patrolman William Brennan for the alleged beating of two Negroes for lack of evidence. Eugene drew "When Worlds Collide" Wylie & Balmer, "Famous Plays of Crime  and Detection" Cartmell & Cerf (for a school report on a play) "Center Ice" P. Harkins, "Army vs Notre Dame" 1913-1947 Beach & Moore and "Be Prepared" Rice E. Cochran - humor in Boy Scout life.

Feb 28 Mom and pop drove us to Lil and Harry's. The kids played in the basement. Peggy inveigled Lil and myself into playing with her - concentration and bouncy ball. Susan could not break into the game.